Team Recruiting Class

2002 NC State Recruiting Class

Follow the full NC State class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruiting Hub 2002 National Rankings

Recruits: 11
Blue-Chips: 2
Avg Rating: 0.805
States: 5

Class summary

NC State's 2002 class has 11 recruits and 2 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.

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Top positions

Defensive Linemen3
Tight Ends3
Defensive Backs1
Linebackers1

Class DNA

Top-end heavy

Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.

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Pipeline balance

Defensive Lineman3
Tight End3
Defensive Back1
Linebacker1

Class context

2002 NC State recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2002 NC State signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.

The class includes 11 recruits, 2 blue-chip prospects, and players from 5 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

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2002 North Carolina recruits 2002 Florida recruits 2002 Virginia recruits 2002 Alabama recruits

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

Rank	Recruit	Position	Stars	Rating	Hometown	Size
1	Richard Washington Fort Myers	WR	4★	0.982	Fort Myers, FL Florida recruits	6'1" / 175 lbs
2	A.J. Davis Northern	CB	4★	0.973	Durham, NC North Carolina recruits	6'0" / 177 lbs
3	James Newby Athens	OT	2★	0.767	Athens, AL Alabama recruits	6'7" / 260 lbs
4	Oliver Hoyte Chamberlain	ILB	2★	0.767	Tampa, FL Florida recruits	6'3" / 235 lbs
5	Travis Singletary Coconut Creek	FB	2★	0.767	Pompano Beach, FL Florida recruits	6'1" / 215 lbs
6	Alex Lumpkin Dooly County	DT	2★	0.767	Vienna, GA Georgia recruits	6'4" / 300 lbs
7	Manny Lawson Eastern Wayne	WDE	2★	0.767	Goldsboro, NC North Carolina recruits	6'6" / 235 lbs
8	Roddy Long Hickory	TE	2★	0.767	Hickory, NC North Carolina recruits	6'6" / 215 lbs
9	Lamarr Smith Ocean Lakes	TE	2★	0.767	Virginia Beach, VA Virginia recruits	6'6" / 220 lbs
10	John McCargo Randolph Henry	DT	2★	0.767	Charlotte Court House, VA Virginia recruits	6'2" / 280 lbs
11	TJ Williams Tarboro	TE	2★	0.767	Tarboro, NC North Carolina recruits	6'5" / 235 lbs